A very influential nutrition trial just tanked. It was retracted from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on 13 June, and re-published with new analyses and toned-down conclusions. Both Gina Kolata, writing in

It shocks me when a professional group circles the wagons and starts firing shots at people who point out undeniable errors in their research. I appreciate, at least a little, what it’s like for insiders in

Even for an evidence food fight – and those get plenty heated – the hue and cry about the new American Heart Association (AHA) advice on coconut oil has been quite something. “We advise against the use

Outbreaks of science myth-busting can be a bit of a puzzlement. The science behind a popular headline-maker might be a tottering house of cards, but it can be impressively sturdy nevertheless. New studies might re-arrange